Therapists, All Other · SOC 29-1129
Therapists, All Other Salary in the Fort Smith Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area
Figures describe the Fort Smith, AR-OK metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Fort Smith city limits.
Therapists, All Other in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area earned a median of $70,520 per year ($33.90 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $33,610 at the 10th percentile to $94,730 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Therapists, All Other in the Fort Smith metro area earn more than $70,520 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $57,790 and $80,390.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $33,610 | $57,790 | $70,520 | $80,390 | $94,730 |
| Hourly | $16.16 | $27.78 | $33.90 | $38.65 | $45.55 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Fort Smith metro areathis metro area$70,520 median for Fort Smith metro area; middle half earns $57,790 to $80,390
- Arkansasstate (AR)$61,920 median for Arkansas; middle half earns $53,300 to $88,070
- United Statesnational$77,930 median for United States; middle half earns $58,850 to $105,760
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +14% vs Arkansas overall and −10% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Fort Smith metro area has the 38th-highest published median for this occupation among the 78 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Arkansas
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for therapists, all other, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Fort Smith metro areathis page$70,520 median for Fort Smith metro area; middle half earns $57,790 to $80,390
- $99,180 median for Fayetteville metro area; middle half earns $64,870 to $99,180
- $97,190 median for Jonesboro metro area; middle half earns $86,120 to $132,620
- $60,750 median for Little Rock metro area; middle half earns $50,590 to $78,690
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for therapists, all others · Highest-paying occupations in Fort Smith Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.